Ex.12. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the equivalents of the modal verbs. If possible, replace equivalents by the appropriate modal verbs.

1) If you park in no-parking zone, the traffic police can tow away your car. You will not be able to pick it up until you pay a fine. 2) If you buy railway tickets in advance, you have to pay some extra money. 3) Passengers were not allowed to get off the carriage because the stop of the train

lasted only three minutes. 4) Since the tape-recorder is still under guarantee, I will not have to pay for the repairs. 5) At the large terminal passengers are able to book hotel, transport, tickets for sporting and cultural events; to telephone or send mail to anywhere in the world; to hold a business meeting; to obtain information of interest; to buy goods they need and so on. 6) The staff is not allowed to use office telephones for private calls. 7) I will have to pay 50 rubles extra for my luggage because it is overweight. 8) Sixty extra police officers were to control the traffic outside the stadium. 9) If the weather is cloudy, passengers have to sit at the airport and wait for their plane for hours. 10) On weekdays cars are not allowed to enter the centre of the city. 11) In England the speed of the first cars was not to surpass four miles per hour. 12) This car is automatic, so you do not have to change gear all the time. 13) We were not able to repair the car ourselves and had to take it to the auto-service station. 14) Here all the workers are to wear protective clothing. 15) Do you have to change buses when you are going to work? 16) We were to leave for England on Saturday but because of the delay with our visas, we had to book tickets for Monday. 17) We are not able to wait for them any longer, we are to ring them up and find out what has happened.

Ex.13. Choose the correct variant.

1) Я смогу встретить тебя на вокзале.

I _____ meet you at the terminal.

A) shall be allowed to b) can c) shall be able to d) have to

2) Поезд должен был прибыть в 17 часов, но задержался из-за ремонта пути.

The train _____ arrive at 5 p.m. but it detained because of track repair work.

A) must b) had to c) was able to d) was to

3) Тебе придётся делать пересадку в Москве, так как до Минска нет прямого поезда.

You _____ change trains in Moscow because there is no direct train to Minsk.

a) will have to b) can c) needn’t d) will be able to

4) До 19 века люди могли свободно переезжать из одной страны в другую без паспорта.

Until the 19th century people _____ travel freely between most countries without a passport.

A) are allowed to b) were to c) were able to d) should

5) Сейчас всем можно пользоваться новыми телефонами в холле, но за определённую плату.

Now everybody _____ use these new telephones in the hall but for some fee.

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